I previously reported how my Z-slider hit the screws holding the Y rails. I solved this issue by shortening these screws and Onefinity corrected this in their manufacturing for new machines.
But things are still too tight. Because I lifted my machine up above my spoil board a little to maximize my Z height, the dust boot interferes with the Y rail stantion (the ends). I understand some customers may have really wanted that extra inch of X travel but for me its become a source of frustration. Maybe Onefinity could have a setting and adjustments to limit the machine X travel to 48” and give me some room at each end.
I also miss the old Z slider wings. I want to be able to mount a fixed height dust boot for deep carves where one mounted to the spindle won’t work. There is just no way to mount one. I think I might drill and tap some holes on the fixed portion of the Z slider above the Y rails so I can mount a bracket that comes around the moveable part of the slider to hold a dust collector tube that I can adjust vertically but remains at a fixed height. Having a way from the factory to mount fixed height accessories would be nice.
And finally, for those of us with our machine up against a wall, the provided arm for the HMI, while very nice, is just too short to be useful. The machine will hit the HMI when homing and woe unto you if you left your dust boot mounted. I have my HMI screwed to the wall for now but I’ll be manufacturing a longer arm that mounts to the table and extends much further out front to keep the HMI out of harm’s way.
I’m not sure I understand this. I have my HMI mounted on the left Y axis mount per the instructions and have neither of the issues you’re pointing out. Wondering what the difference between our experiences are caused by.
I have a similar issue with my Gen 1 with the machine placed against a wall. I have mine on a monitor arm that gets it far enough to not interfere with the dust boot or the laser, not sure if the Rredline HMI has a vesa mount like the Masso.
But if the brush is clipped in with the wings to the side they slide on the shields and smack into the mounting bracket. I just turn the brush so the wings are front & back not on the sides.
The HMI problem is when you have your machine against a wall on the left as in my photo. I can’t move mine out of the way.
Your Gen1 has also more clearance then a Gen2 does. You have your machine mounted directly to your table and your spoilboard is on top of that whereas mine is mounted higher to not lose Z clearance to the spoilboard. I had my x35 set up this way. With the tighter clearance this no longer works well on a Gen2. I’m just going to deal with it for now because I’ve got the machine all set up and true.
One nice thing about the OneFinitiy machines is they can be set up in different ways according to your needs. Look at what Rowdy Roman did to jack up his gantry to mill thick stock. This is a plus for OneFinity for me, but the Gen2 made things I’ve been doing more difficult. A better approach may have been to lift the X gantry with some machined blocks. If you don’t do any of these things, it works out of the box.
When I get around to making an adapter for a fixed height boot I’ll post the details. Its not a deal breaker for me, just more challenging then it was before. I can understand why changing the design of the Y rails to avoid foot interference may not be an option due to limited customers wanting it and how it fits with the Onefinity table. But I think things like providing a way to mount a fixed height accessory on the Z slider or providing a little longer arm for the HMI are things that could be incorporated into future manufacturing runs.
That makes sense. The back of my table is against the wall. I can access all 3 sides (4 if I roll it forward but that takes up too much floorspace).
If OF ever delivers their extension cables you should be able to swap the HMI to the right side but it’s been 6 months since they said they were working on that so who knows if we’ll ever see them. If they do I’m moving the HMI off the table first thing. Or the next time I want to fold it to get the table out of the way, I’ll bite the bullet and make my own extensions but I’m doing more CNC projects than others right now so it’s not critical yet.
I am going to use a lifting arm on my HMI If I need an extension, it would only be for the B rail. I think, and like someone else on the forum said all I really need to do is cut the cord in the middle and add the length of wire needed to reach the rail with the appropriate amount of slack for swinging the HMI to where I will use it or out of the way.
